a's Stories - Lone Star Ball
One last review of the A's 2008-2009 offseason moves
Well, you can’t say the offseason was boring this time around. Good, bad or otherwise Billy Beane worked the winter of 2008-2009 differently from any other year he’s been the A’s GM. I mean, the guy actually went out and signed multiple free agents (Giambi, Garciaparra,...
Giambi, Powell power A's to victory over mistake-prone Giants
A sellout crowd at Phoenix Municipal Stadium was witness to Jason Giambi's first home run of the spring as the Oakland A's had little trouble with a split-squad San Francisco Giants team, winning 8-3. Six of the runs the A's scored were unearned. Orlando Cabrera, who is scheduled to start at SS...
Colorado 14, Oakland 7: Rox win fourth straight, improve to 4-7.
Although the hunch was already there, it's probably now officially safe to say that the Rockies bats are awake (cue jinx). In today's 14-7 win over the A's (now 7-6 in Cactus League play), the Rox had five players register a multi-hit game, and collected 14 hits overall. The offensive firepower...
A's hit, walk their way to a laugher over the Padres
Highlighted by solo home runs off the bats of Ryan Sweeney, Landon Powell, Travis Buck and Josh Donaldson, doubling their spring total as a team, the Oakland A's scored 11 consecutive runs en route to a 15-6 rout against the San Diego Padres in Peoria, AZ. A day after getting 16 hits, the A's did...
Football, Anyone?
Anyone? Well, come on, it's not like I've gone skinny-dipping into uncharted waters. The topic has been broached here before once or thrice, although when I used the search thingy I was surprised to find so many football related stories penned by baseballgirl. Pleasantly surprised at that. I am...
A's Shopping List
The missus and I are out the door to use my credit card, but since Friday's my front page day, I thought I'd quickly post my A's wish list, in order of priority, in the spirit of the biggest shopping day of the year: 1. Rafael Furcal - "The Torpedo" lunched with Beane and checked out Bay Area...
The Final Sell-Off: How the A's Can Land an Elite Hitter
Two questions keep floating around AthleticsNation: What will the fate be of looming ('08 or '09) free agents Mark Ellis, Bobby Crosby, Justin Duchscherer, Alan Embree, and Huston Street (FA after '10)? Can the A's somehow acquire a fearsome, middle-of-the-order run producer to anchor their...
Four-run fifth sparks 6-3 win for A's
Justin Duchscherer tossed five stellar innings and the A's offense showed signs of life as the A's took the first game of the weekend series. Duke was simply dominant, showing masterful command and recording six K's. He had good, late lateral movement on his fastball and painted the black on both...
The A's First $100 Million Dollar Man
"After my fourth season I asked for $43,000 and General Manager Ed Barrow told me, 'Young man, do you realize Lou Gehrig, a 16-year-man, is playing for only $44,000?' I said, Mr. Barrow, there is only one answer to that - Mr. Gehrig is terribly underpaid." -Yankees outfielder Joe DiMaggio, coming...
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